Russia has opened a criminal case on mercenaries in Ukraine – BBC Russian

• October 7, 2014

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Russia’s Investigative Committee opened a criminal case under article “mercenary” in respect of a Russian citizen Roman Zheleznova, who is suspected of involvement in the fighting operations in the east of Ukraine in the battalion “Azov”.

The battalion “Azov” say that Roman Zheleznov – volunteer their press services and is not a fighter unit.

“Azov” – one of the many armed volunteer units within the government troops fighting with pro-Russian separatists in the south-east of Ukraine.

As the official representative of the Investigative Committee Vladimir Markin, Russia may declare Zheleznova the international wanted list.

According to Markin, steel was previously convicted in Russia for theft and disorderly conduct.

“Roman Zheleznov suspected of involvement in the fighting as a mercenary battalion” Azov “, – said Markin. At last week in his Moscow apartment was searched.

Volunteer in the press service of the

according to the RF IC, July 9 this year, in the midst of armed conflict in Donbas, railways came to Ukraine, where voluntarily joined the “Azov” and agreed to take part in the hostilities in 4000 hryvnia (about $ 309) per month.

As noted on the site RF IC, a mercenary is a person acting in order to obtain material compensation and not a citizen of a State party to an armed conflict is not permanently resident in its territory.

Article “mercenary” provides three to seven years in prison.

A spokesman for the battalion “Azov” Alexander Alferov said bbcrussian.com, that the Russian Roman Zheleznov is not a fighter units and volunteer their press service.

“When checking lists of the personnel of the regiment” Azov “Roman Zheleznova not there. Roman came to volunteer at the press-service, does not receive monetary remuneration and personal lives on the money, “- said Alferov.

As previously reported, a law enforcement source, iron is a close ally of the convicted person for extremism and incitement to hatred and enmity neo-Nazi Maxim Marcinkiewicz (Tesak).

Ukrainian authorities accuse Russia of supporting the existing Russian-speaking east of Ukraine separatists.

Moscow rejects any allegations of the presence of Russian troops in the south-east, as well as in armed separatists operating in the region.